Kilimanjaro

dormant volcano in Tanzania, it is the highest mountain in Africa. The name is of unknown origin; the first element appears to be Swahili kilima "(little) mountain," but even this is uncertain. See J.A. Hutchinson, "The Meaning of Kilimanjaro," in Tanganyika Notes and Records, 1965.

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Kilimanjaro (n.)

the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high;